Squad Battle question (now annoyance)

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Not demeaning you in anyway, but you should at least try to up the levels to semipro.

OK... quite how crap do you think I am?!?
("very", in case you were wondering, but even so...)

I play on beginner because I can use a bad fitness team (to get my main team up to full fitness again), score 5 quick goals then put the controller down while I get on with other stuff. So for 20 minutes "game play" a day I can get G1.

Rivals and WL take up enough time as it is, without adding another game mode that I'd have to concentrate on.

(but every so often, if I'm tired of being chased around the pitch by Online blood-crazed AI auto-bots, then I'll play SB on a higher difficulty level so I can be chased around the pitch by Offline blood-crazed AI auto-bots...)

Not demeaning you in anyway, but you should at least try to up the levels to semipro.

OK... quite how crap do you think I am?!?
("very", in case you were wondering, but even so...)

I play on beginner because I can use a bad fitness team (to get my main team up to full fitness again), score 5 quick goals then put the controller down while I get on with other stuff. So for 20 minutes "game play" a day I can get G1.

Rivals and WL take up enough time as it is, without adding another game mode that I'd have to concentrate on.

(but every so often, if I'm tired of being chased around the pitch by Online blood-crazed AI auto-bots, then I'll play SB on a higher difficulty level so I can be chased around the pitch by Offline blood-crazed AI auto-bots...)

Not saying that, but saying you need to up your playing level

Anyhoo.......so far, I've managed to reach E1. Please EA more easier ones. I need to play against Legendary AI

You should stick to Legendary against any team even if that means you finish 1 rank lower for a week or 2. That's how you'll learn. Playing against harder teams (on paper) on lower difficulty won't help you get better.

You should stick to Legendary against any team even if that means you finish 1 rank lower for a week or 2. That's how you'll learn. Playing against harder teams (on paper) on lower difficulty won't help you get better.

Most of the time I just play on beginner - score 5 quick goals then leave it running - to get some points, so I usually hit G1. Occasionally if I've time I'll actually play against a lower rated team on Pro / WC, just to work on breaking down the AI.

I also can't believe that the coding in Online games is significantly different to that in SB, so knowing that, for instance, through passes aren't so effective after minute 75 if you're ahead is very useful knowledge when playing Rivals / WL.

That said, I'm not sure I'll change from manually using my defenders to defend - I understand that will have a significantly detrimental impact on my results, but results aren't everything...

In my set of 4 today, I automatically started a game against a 76 rated team on beginner.

It was only when the game was underway that I realised it was Mbappe in goal, and then 10 GKs in the outfield positions (3 gold, 1 silver, rest bronze). On the bench he had DDG, KDB, FB Baines, Rttf Sterling, IF Anderson ...

Felt rather stupid for not realising, and playing that team on Legendary.

Hope the rest of you playing SB "correctly" get drawn against that "team" again soon..

Not demeaning you in anyway, but you should at least try to up the levels to semipro. It will be more of a learning curve for you. Though I have lost games on semipro because they have either Ronaldo, Neymar or Messi, or all three of them. Not forgetting Mbappe. And the system doesn't give us any of those cards

That said, ametuar should get a bit more points and allow you to to the same thing.

That said @Zv1k0 not to poke the bear, but now with my son having a FUT account and my account I get the chance to play the guest team a second time.

Played both at the same level this week, obviously I could not lay with the same team, but there was a noticeable difference in how the AI played. First game they were marking tightly and tough to break down. Using a decent gold Netherlands only team.

My son had a daily objective to use a bronze team, so I played the the guest team worried it would be as difficult or worse as it was for the first match. Their defense was completely different and I had a much easier victory. Sure I had the advantage of already playing that team, but playing with a Gold team the first match and players I had at least played with previously to playing with a very slow bronze team to which I was completely new, I thought would have negated that advantage.

Most of the time I just play on beginner - score 5 quick goals then leave it running - to get some points, so I usually hit G1. Occasionally if I've time I'll actually play against a lower rated team on Pro / WC, just to work on breaking down the AI.

I also can't believe that the coding in Online games is significantly different to that in SB, so knowing that, for instance, through passes aren't so effective after minute 75 if you're ahead is very useful knowledge when playing Rivals / WL.

That said, I'm not sure I'll change from manually using my defenders to defend - I understand that will have a significantly detrimental impact on my results, but results aren't everything...

In my set of 4 today, I automatically started a game against a 76 rated team on beginner.

It was only when the game was underway that I realised it was Mbappe in goal, and then 10 GKs in the outfield positions (3 gold, 1 silver, rest bronze). On the bench he had DDG, KDB, FB Baines, Rttf Sterling, IF Anderson ...

Felt rather stupid for not realising, and playing that team on Legendary.

Hope the rest of you playing SB "correctly" get drawn against that "team" again soon..

Not demeaning you in anyway, but you should at least try to up the levels to semipro. It will be more of a learning curve for you. Though I have lost games on semipro because they have either Ronaldo, Neymar or Messi, or all three of them. Not forgetting Mbappe. And the system doesn't give us any of those cards

That said, ametuar should get a bit more points and allow you to to the same thing.

That said @Zv1k0 not to poke the bear, but now with my son having a FUT account and my account I get the chance to play the guest team a second time.

Played both at the same level this week, obviously I could not lay with the same team, but there was a noticeable difference in how the AI played. First game they were marking tightly and tough to break down. Using a decent gold Netherlands only team.

My son had a daily objective to use a bronze team, so I played the the guest team worried it would be as difficult or worse as it was for the first match. Their defense was completely different and I had a much easier victory. Sure I had the advantage of already playing that team, but playing with a Gold team the first match and players I had at least played with previously to playing with a very slow bronze team to which I was completely new, I thought would have negated that advantage.

Yes, it was the same formation, just different players. I don’t get too fancy with the squads that are wiped out depending on the daily objective (league, country, rating etc.) and keep those at a 4-3-3.

It was more the defensive pressure in the first game that differed greatly. Then the ability to steal the ball on the second game was easier. From an old, old, old school gamer even with AI at the same level you would expect the same patterns at least at the lower levels. At the upper levels you would expect more variances.

Next time I play which might be quite some time, I want to pay attention to the coin rating to see if it differs if I use my 87 rated team or a bronze team. I think the game sees what team you are using and awards you differently with the multiplier too.

Yes, it was the same formation, just different players. I don’t get too fancy with the squads that are wiped out depending on the daily objective (league, country, rating etc.) and keep those at a 4-3-3.

It was more the defensive pressure in the first game that differed greatly. Then the ability to steal the ball on the second game was easier. From an old, old, old school gamer even with AI at the same level you would expect the same patterns at least at the lower levels. At the upper levels you would expect more variances.

Next time I play which might be quite some time, I want to pay attention to the coin rating to see if it differs if I use my 87 rated team or a bronze team. I think the game sees what team you are using and awards you differently with the multiplier too.

Which is never ever ever an issue... so that alone was a major surprise to say the least. Many times save that for the last game. Anyhow, it is normally a stress free departure since no extra points for more goals or possession.

No, not embarrassing but not enough to make a point. On that difficulty, sometimes they literally dribble into you. In attack, you can almost run in a straight line and score with whatever shot you like from anywhere. I can win 30-0 against any team on that difficulty because there's no one to play against.

No, not embarrassing but not enough to make a point. On that difficulty, sometimes they literally dribble into you. In attack, you can almost run in a straight line and score with whatever shot you like from anywhere. I can win 30-0 against any team on that difficulty because there's no one to play against.

Got rank 1 again, terrible rewards. Best player was Paulinho. That's now 2 rank 1 finishes and only 1 walkout last week which was Isco and not even from Ultimate pack. 4 Ultimate packs, 0 walkouts. Terrible.

Got rank 1 again, terrible rewards. Best player was Paulinho. That's now 2 rank 1 finishes and only 1 walkout last week which was Isco and not even from Ultimate pack. 4 Ultimate packs, 0 walkouts. Terrible.

Ooof was that you on the top of the scoreboard? OMG I didn't realise that one

Got rank 1 again, terrible rewards. Best player was Paulinho. That's now 2 rank 1 finishes and only 1 walkout last week which was Isco and not even from Ultimate pack. 4 Ultimate packs, 0 walkouts. Terrible.

Got rank 1 again, terrible rewards. Best player was Paulinho. That's now 2 rank 1 finishes and only 1 walkout last week which was Isco and not even from Ultimate pack. 4 Ultimate packs, 0 walkouts. Terrible.

This game defies belief sometimes. Up against an all bronze team, rated 59 chem 16 with a GK as striker cb as Cam and cam as st (although not unheard of) another GK as CDM and I still lost 3-0 on Ultimate AI

Got rank 1 again, terrible rewards. Best player was Paulinho. That's now 2 rank 1 finishes and only 1 walkout last week which was Isco and not even from Ultimate pack. 4 Ultimate packs, 0 walkouts. Terrible.